Salted nectarines

split nectarines

Collected a basket of split nectarines, still hard and sour, decided to salt and dry them, like making Asian salted plum (話梅), to be eaten in hot summer to replenish electrolyte.

I used salt and Nigari, a magnesium rich crystal used in making tofu, for a balance of Sodium and magnesium intake.

Salted nectarines

pickling ingredients, based on weight of nectarines used:

2% salt

2% Nigari

5% brown sugar

drying salted nectarines

Mix well with cut up nectarines, salt for 24 hours, turning every few hours. Place inside Fruit Drier machine and dry at 60˚C, around 15 hours. 

Salted nectarines